134 LEPIDOPTEEA HETEEOCEEA. 



wings, and another along the fore border of the hind wings. Ab- 

 domen nearly linear ; segments from the first to the sixth with 

 whitish bands which are partly interrupted above. Length of the 

 body 10 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



a. Nepaul. From the Hardwicke bequest. 



37. Syntomis multigutta. 



Nigra ; antenna subpectinatce ; thorax luteo-hirtus ; abdomen rufo- 

 luteum, e maculis nigris trivittatum, fasciis subtus interruptis 

 nigris ; alee subluteo-hyalince nigro marginatce et subfasciatce. 



Black. Antennae minutely pectinated beneath. Borders of the 

 thorax with reddish luteous hairs. Wings hyaline with a slight 

 luteous tinge. Fore wings with black tips ; veins at the tip of the 

 discal areolet bordered with black, forming a slight angle. Hind 

 wings more deeply black at the tips and along part of the hind 

 border, black also on the fore border. Abdomen reddish luteous 

 with three rows of black spots ; spots of the middle row large, trans- 

 verse ; under side with interrupted black bands. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; of the wings 1 1 lines. 



a. Nepaul. Presented by General Sir T. Hardwicke. 



38. Syntomis? diptera. 



Alee fuscce ; anticce maculis quinque fenestratis ; posticce brevissima, 

 macula flava. 



Zygaena diptera, Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. 165, 44 ; Mant. Ins. ii. 106, 54 ; 



Ent. Sijst. iii. 1, 403, 59. 

 Sphinx Zygaena diptera, Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2398, 14, 8. 



East Indies. 



Genus 6. DYSAUXES. 



Antennae longiores, setiformes, maris vix sub-ciliatae. Alae 

 decussatae ; anticas lanceolatae, sublatiores, maculis semidiaphanis 

 signatae ; posticae brevissimae. Abdomen punctatum. Fceminae 

 mares adaequantes. Larvae subdiales, lichenivorae, obscure flavo 

 maculatae. Pupa contracta. 



Noctua, p., Linn. ; Illig. 



Bombyx, p., Fabr.; Gmel.; Panz.; H'ubn. ; Rossi; Borkh. 



